The Mill Coffee & Tea

Great vibe. Good coffee, tea options as well as baked goods. There’s not many options for vegans and gluten free, but it’s fun to sit with family for a little bit.

This is the first place I go to when I get my paycheck and every dollar I spend is tottally worth it!
I always feel inspired to write lots after a good cup of joe! And the air is just filled with lots of innovation and creativity!
Love this place so much!!!!😍😁😎
Wish I would come here every day!

I was a regular here over the summer. Great place to work, get an expresso (ask for sparkling water with it, game changer), and just chill. Cheaper than Starbucks and just a more comfortable atmosphere.

5 stars for simple college coffee nostalgia. It might have been 15 years but I love this place and the memories.

Best coffee shop in Lincoln. Good location and you can always stay outside and play board games with your friends(: staff is Always friendly and the coffee is good too. Try the Granita

Relaxing atmosphere, with tables 6' apart for social distancing.
A little pricey unless you compare it to more high end shops like Starbucks.

This mill location will have you questioning whether it was the first in town. It wasn't, but it pours on the nostalgia anyway. I go for the loose leaf tea collection - good prices. They also make a great chai latte.

Sophia was Amazing! I went in to look for something different for Christmas gifts. Sophia helped me pick out everything from Tea,coffee, treats and of course something to drink for me. I will definitely be returning!

Coffee (mocha) was good and scone excellent. Always like ambiance whereby you can stay in big front, noisier room or wander off to one of the more quiet corners for quiet conversations.

Traveling through Lincoln recently, I was looking for a great independent coffee shop. After a false start where I found a coffee roaster - no espresso drinks, the guy behind the counter explained to me - I was directed to The Mill.

On the corner of Prescott and 48th, it was directly across from a college where I attended for a year many, many years ago.

First impressions were good! The ambiance is great! Students talking seriously together at a grouping of tables, smell of coffee as thick as the humidity in the air outside.

My first sign that The Mill hadn't yet reached that next level of really fantastic coffee house was when the barista looked at me quizzically when I ordered a cortado. After explaining what it was, he still didn't seem to understand and after a few more attempts, I just told him to make it and it would be fantastic.

Then the second death knell for what had held such promise: the barista pulled out one of the cups (to try and understand how much half & half I wanted)...

Styrofoam.

Those of you who've read my reviews in the past know that I detest styrofoam. On so many levels! But those who might be reading from this particular establishment I have a message for you.

You cannot take a beautiful, deep, multi-layered nectar-of-the-gods drink like coffee and put it into that kind of a receptacle without leaching all manner of nasty chemicals into it completely ruining the flavor and nuance of that coffee!

You might as well throw Folgers in some steamed milk and call it good!

In that moment, I realized that what should have been a quick stop for coffee was going to take a few minutes longer anyway. I asked for my drink in a ceramic mug so as to not destroy the flavor, but then had to drink it quickly since my kids and two dogs were in the van waiting for me.

All in all, a disappointment. Now to be fair, the drink was really, really good! Despite having more steamed milk in it than it should have had, it was delicious!

Oh and the coup de grace. For my two-shot drink with a splash of half and half, they charged me over $4. I don't know where you're from, but for me that's pricey! That they think so highly of their espresso that they charge an arm and a leg, but then put it into Styrofoam? Just makes me shake my head.

All alone, the espresso would have gotten this coffee place a five-star rating. Untrained baristas bring it down a little (although with everything else considered I still would have given them five stars).

Styrofoam takes it to a two. I can't overstate the fact that no respectable coffee shop will put their drinks in styrofoam. Ever.